4[countable,usually singular]a bottle used to give milk to a baby; the milk from such a bottle (used instead of mother’s milk)It's time for her bottle.See related entries:Babies

5[uncountable](British English,informal)courage or confidence, for example to do something that is dangerous or unpleasantsynonymnerveIt took a lot of bottle to do that.I didn’t think she’d have the bottle to ask him.See related entries:Brave

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old Frenchboteille, from medieval Latinbutticula, diminutive of late Latinbuttis

‘cask’

.Extra examplesShe filled the bottle with water.We discussed the problem over a bottle of wine.We washed the food down with a bottle of cheap red wine.a crowd of youths throwing bottles and stonesa wine/​beer/​milk bottle